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> [I feel as proud to be Jewish as I feel to be black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/i-feel-as-proud-to-be-jewish-as-i-feel-to-be-black/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

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## More by Sophie Okonedo

> [If the writers all come from the same backgrounds, you are going to get the same sorts of characters. Get a broader variety of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/if-the-writers-all-come-from-the-same-backgrounds-you-are-going-to/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [As a child, I certainly wanted to have hair that I could grow long and flip around. I no longer want that. My own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/as-a-child-i-certainly-wanted-to-have-hair-that-i-could-grow-long-and/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [Anyone can play anyone in Shakespeare. I don't think there are limits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/anyone-can-play-anyone-in-shakespeare-i-don-t-think-there-are-limits/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [I like gardening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/i-like-gardening/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [I find it so all-encompassing when acting that there's no room for anything else when you're in it; you're just locked into thinking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/i-find-it-so-all-encompassing-when-acting-that-there-s-no-room-for/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [There are just more roles for me in America. Sadly. Because I love working in Britain. It's my home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/there-are-just-more-roles-for-me-in-america-sadly-because-i-love/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [I always try to think of positive things to say about the people I portray, as it's more helpful for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/i-always-try-to-think-of-positive-things-to-say-about-the-people-i/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in television, I was offered a whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/as-a-black-actress-all-i-was-offered-in-british-film-was-the-best/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [I love the industry I'm in, and it's been really generous to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/i-love-the-industry-i-m-in-and-it-s-been-really-generous-to-me/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [I feel as proud to be Jewish as I feel to be black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/i-feel-as-proud-to-be-jewish-as-i-feel-to-be-black/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [I just get offered a lot more work in America than I do in Britain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/i-just-get-offered-a-lot-more-work-in-america-than-i-do-in-britain/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [I like having the script before I start. With new plays, you're constantly developing as you're doing it. It's really frightening. You don't quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/i-like-having-the-script-before-i-start-with-new-plays-you-re/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [I'd hate to lose the character actress part of me, because, by God, the parts are much more interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/i-d-hate-to-lose-the-character-actress-part-of-me-because-by-god-the/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [I'm drawn to stories about ordinary people who get tangled up in an extraordinary event or idea or emotion. I'm not saying I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/i-m-drawn-to-stories-about-ordinary-people-who-get-tangled-up-in-an/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

> [There's nothing worse than actors spouting about what they think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/there-s-nothing-worse-than-actors-spouting-about-what-they-think/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

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